If migrating to ICD-10 were as simple as swapping out each ICD-9 code for its one corresponding ICD-10 code, there wouldn’t be much debate about a realistic deadline. But it’s not that simple. Or easy. Your organization has multiple mandates, limited resources and—let’s not forget—huge financial and operational exposure from ICD-10 itself. But what if there were a way to “visualize” that risk and take necessary steps to minimize it?

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Roomba vacuum maker iRobot Corp. will unveil its most humanlike device yet this week: a 5-foot, 4-inch tall mobile robot that allows doctors to examine diagnostic data in real time and interact with patients anywhere in the world.

From the outskirts of Winnipeg, Kris Thorkelson's Canada Drugs grew to become a vital link for American consumers stung by high drug prices. The Internet pharmacy had by the middle part of the last decade filled millions of U.S. prescriptions with low-cost, Canadian supplies of everything from Pfizer Inc.'s cholesterol pill Lipitor to GlaxoSmithKline PLC's asthma treatment Advair.

Hospitals are ignoring state regulations that require them to report cases in which medical care harmed a patient, making it almost impossible for healthcare providers to identify and fix preventable problems, a report by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general shows.

Scientists have discovered another possible benefit of a night of restful and uninterrupted sleep. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, fragmented or interrupted sleep could predict future placement in a nursing home or assisted living facility.

The nation's hospitals are making little headway in reducing the frequency at which patients are readmitted despite a campaign by the government and the threat of financial penalties, according to Medicare data released last Thursday.

Health coaches are a new kind of health professional, and it's their job to help people make those easy-to-say, hard-to-do behavioral changes that promote good health: getting enough exercise, eating a balanced diet and managing stress.

President Obama just signed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. The Act includes the third authorization of user fees, paid by the medical-device industry to the FDA, so that the FDA can improve its performance in licensing new medical devices.

Life Technologies first to enter X-Prize 100 over 100 $1000 genomes challenge

The Archon Genomics X PRIZE consists of a challenge to sequence 100 complete human genomes of people who are over 100 years old in one month for $100 or less per genome. The contest was announced in 2006, at a time when it would have cost $100 million and taken 33 years to meet this challenge.

Seal Shield has introduced what it is calling the world's first iPhone and iPad waterproofing solution with antimicrobial product protection. SEAL SHIELDS are form-fitting, polyurethane covers that make iPhones and iPads 100% waterproof, washable and disinfectable.